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What two historical periods were happening during Of Mice and Men?

What was Steinbeck's "base theme?"

Of Mice and Men Intro

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1
What was Steinbeck's "base theme?"
Love is more important than money
Good over evil
Try to understand eachother
Equality
2
What two historical periods were happening during Of Mice and Men?
Economic Upswing/ World War II
Economic Upswing/ World War I
Great Depression/ Dustbowl
Great Depression/ American Revolution
3
What percent of Americans were out of work after the stock market crashed?
25%
75%
50%
10%
4
Who is this woman?
A mother during the Great Depression
President Hoover's wife
Steinbeck's publisher
President FDR's wife
5
What was the "Dust Bowl?"
A Steinbeck short story
Another name for the Great Depression
One of Steinbeck's novels
Time in which farmland dried up.
6
So many migrant workers in California led to...
Starvation
Limited work
Low pay
Poor living conditions
7
What is another novel for which Steinbeck is famous?
Grapes of Wrath
East of Eden
Lord of the Flies
The Hollow Men
8
What is a migrant worker?
Person who travels from place to place looking for work
A worker from another country
A highly-skilled worker
A business owner forced to move because of the Dust Bowl
9
Why did so many migrant workers go to California?
Better pay
Warm weather
Variety of crops
Longer growing season
10
What kind of people did Steinbeck focus on in his novels?
Factory Workers
Rural Farmers
Politicians
Business Owners
11
What theme is in Of Mice and Men?
Disability
American dream
Lonliness
Race
12
Who wrote of Mice and Men?
Ray Bradbury
JD Salinger
William Byrd
John Steinbeck